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INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK

The "Andaman & Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation"(ANIIDCO) Managing Director (MD) G.C.Joshi is making all possible efforts for development of residents of these Islands. Main thrust of ANIIDCO's activities is to have as much involvement of local people as possible, while maintaining ecological balance at Islands.
There are many plans for an integrated development of Andaman & Nicobar Islands said G.C.Joshi in an interview to <whispersinthecorridors.com>

For example it is proposed to have an eco friendly luxury resort at Radhanagar beach, Havelock with private sector participation,ANIIDCO's ,MD Joshi said adding Radhanagar Beach has been rated as Asia's best beach by 'Time' Magazine. Replying to question Joshi stated that the corporation owns about 10000 sq metres land at Port Blair. It is proposed to offer the land on 30 years' lease with two auto-renewable clause for setting up of a Shopping Complex-cum-Multiplex & bids for the same will be invited very shortly.

1/What are the main aims & objectives of the ANIIDCO?

A-The ANIIDCO was established by Andaman and Nicobar Administration under the decision of the Island Development Authority. The Corporation aims at creating a business environment in the Island so that the demand of the Islands is met and to provide assistance to the aspiring citizen of the Island those who want to venture the field of business.ANIIDCO undertakes all these development works, which require huge investment, and fewer profits, which private sector hesitates or does not undertake. It tries to promote essential commodities to the society at fair prices in view of development of the Islands.
Objectives
The Corporation's ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE is to develop, promote and commercially exploit the natural resources relating to industries, tourism, fisheries, supplies and finance of the Territory for the balanced and environmentally sound development of the Territory, operating on sound business principles.

2/How ANIIDCO contributed in efforts of the Andaman & Nicobar Administration provide relief to the people affected by the Tsunami of December 2004?

A- oCo-ordinated with A & N Administration in relief distribution work like water, milk powder distribution, vegetables and also in data collection work by involving our most of the employees.
oOperating outlets (Provision Stores/POL Units) for supply of essential commodities in Tsunami affected areas like Nicobar, Katchal, Teressa, Kamorta and Campbell Bay.
oWrite-off of loan given to Tsunami affected unit/people and also framed Special Interest free Loan Scheme for Tsunami affected people

3/ What are the main activities of ANIIDCO?

A-Running Hotel Megapode Nest 3 Star hotel with 30 rooms and Kitchen, Restaurant and Conference hall.Other ventures are Camping Resort at Goodwill Estate.- Vishranti Restaurant being managed by private sector participation..A luxury resort at has been at Radhanagar Beach, Havelock with private sector participation.Bids for same have been invited.ANIIDCO is also operating passenger sale agency for Indian Airlines and Jet Airways.
Fisheries
oPromoted Andaman Fisheries Ltd., (Wholly owned Subsidiary Co. of ANIIDCO), in processing in marketing of fish.
oConstruction of Cold Storage and Ice Plant at Havelock & Diglipur
Credit & Finance
oFunction as State Financial Corporation for providing loan to Industrial concerns as per the IDBI guidelines.
oExtended financial assistance to the units of entire islands units.
Trade & Supplies
oProcure and supplying Iron & Steel from primary producer like SAIL, TISCO, and ISCO.
oRunning various POL Unit and Liquor shop in entire Islands.
Milk Plant
oFresh milk purchases from villages of South Andaman
oProducing and marketing around 4000 Ltrs. Re-constituted milk everyday in and around Port Blair
oProducing Paneer (raw cheese).

4/Are any projects planned under Private Public Partnership (PPP) mode?

A-The corporation is working on following projects under Private Public Partnership (PPP):
A Beach Resort in Havelock
The Corporation owns about 45 acres of land at Radhanagar Beach at Havelock. Radhanagar Beach has been rated as Asia's best beach by 'Time' magazine. It is proposed to offer the land on 30 years' lease with two auto-renewable clauses.
The Corporation has already invited bids from private sector for setting up of eco-friendly luxury beach resort and some major hotel chains have shown interest in the project. The last date of submission of bids is in the month of September 2007 and we expect that very soon a world class eco-friendly resort will be set up in Havelock Island of Andaman district of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
B: Shopping Complex -cum-Multiplex at Port Blair
The Corporation owns about 10000 sq metres of land at Port Blair. It is proposed to offer the land on 30 years' lease with two auto-renewable clauses for setting up of a Shopping Complex-cum-Multiplex. The bids for the same shall be invited very shortly.

5/ Since nowadays Government of India (GOI) is emphasizing on the potential of fisheries sector in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, what type of avenues you see as MD,ANIIDCO?

A-There is lot of scope in fisheries sector, as we are not exploiting even 10% of total potential available in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The reason of non-exploiting is lack of Infrastructure. Once Infrastructure shall be developed other allied things like processing and marketing of Fish will be automatically developed.Exploiting of natural resources will help in social and economic growth of people of Andaman & Nicobar Islands in totality.It would create huge number of job for local people.We are running a Fish Processing Unit on a low key due to non-availability of raw fish in exportable quantity.As and when catch facility will be modernized and landing harbours will be constructed,the need of more such processing unit will be required.

Three IAS officers out of empanelment list?

If top sources are to be believed, for the first time in the history of civil services names of three IAS officers including one from UT cadre have been removed from the list of empanelment to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India.

Champak Chatterjee to join CAT
Finally all hurdles are over. Secretary Elementary Education in the Government of India, Champak Chatterjee, is joining the CAT in a couple of weeks. He is 1971 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Dr Sarkar is new JS Personnel
Dr Shyamal Kumar Sarkar is joining the Government of India as Joint Secretary Personnel.1979 batch West Bengal cadre IAS officer Dr Sarkar would succeed R Ramanujam who has gone on a foreign posting to Tokyo.

Piyush Srivastava re-designated in MEA
Piyush Srivastava has been re-designated as Deputy Secretary (A) in PAI Division in the Ministry of External Affairs. He is 1998 batch IFS officer.

Bureaucrats searching for links to Mayawati
With Mayawati aspiring to become the next Prime Minister of the country in 2009, more and more bureaucrats are searching for links to get in touch with her.

Ms Priyadrshi appointed Controller in Ahemdabad
Ms. Namita Priyadrshi has been appointed as controller SAC Ahmedabad, Department of Space. Ms Namita is 1989 batch IFS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Singh quits PESB
Former Chairman of the Railway Board R K Singh has quit the post of Member Public Enterprises Selection Bureau (PESB) last week.
( We said this on August 3 )

New book on Indian Journalism by Alok Mehta

First book in English written by veteran Hindi Journalist Alok Mehta on Indian Journalism has hit the stands. The book titled "Indian Journalism keeping it clean" has been published by Rupa & Co..Alok Mehta is Editor of Hindi Weekly Outlook and currently President of the Editors Guild of India.

Bhanu Bhushan is out of race ?
If insiders are to be believed, Bhanu Bhushan is now out of the race for the post of Chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).

Indevar Pandey is Secretary to Speaker LS

Indevar Pandey is new Secretary to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee. Pandey is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch & belongs to the West Bengal cadre. So far he was Director National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Delhi.He joins in the Joint Secretary's rank.

Central hall abuzz with a riddle

The Indian Parliament's Central Hall is abuzz with news that how two brothers could have only three and a half months difference in age? Both of them are MPs.No extra marks for guessing.They happen to be revered brothers-in-law of an Indian Minister.

Nawaz Sharief's arrest, not to be a cake walk

It is not going to be a knife through butter affairs for concerning authorities as far as arresting ex Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharief is concerned.Nawaz Sharief may still not have put his foot on the Pakistan's soil, but a battery of lawyers is reportedly ready with a caveat & bail applications to be moved before the Supreme Court, to prevent his arrest, on his arrival today.

Congress High Command's master stroke

A recent reshuffle of portfolios in Delhi cabinet coupled with change of President of District Congress Committee (DCC) Delhi is being considered a master stroke by the Congress High Command. It is so because Delhi Chief Minister Mrs. Sheila Dixit was being a free hand to do whatever, she wants to do. Political pundits say in case of a Congress wash out in Delhi, the onus will now be on Madam Dixit & not on the party High Command.

Left front check mated

Whatever may be the projection of psephologists, in case of a snap poll, they have surely & certainly check mated the Left Front from making any aggressive moves against the Congress & other UPA constituent partners.

Tripathi joins GoI
A N Tripathi has joined the Government of India as Director in National Commission for Protection of Child under CSS (DOPT). He is 1987 batch IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Dr Goyal is PS Cooperation in Maharashtra
Dr. Shudhir Kumar Goyal presently Divisional Commissioner, Amravati Division and Director General of Special Project for six farmers' suicide-prone districts of Vidarbha has been posted as Principal Secretary (Co-operation & Marketing), Government of Maharashtra. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Who will head Hindi News Channel of Times TV?
Who will head the Hindi News Channel to be launched by the Times TV ?.Names of Deepak Chaurasia of Aajtak and Dibang of NDTV have started doing the round.

C I S Ahmed unlikely to be a member in minority panel

C I S Ahmed Director General (DG) of the CRPF isnow unlikely to be nominated as a member of the National Minorities' Commission. It may be stated that he was in race for the post of the said Commission's Chairman. However, that slot has been filled up following appointment of former MP Governor & ex Union Minister Mohammed Shafi Qureshi.

Ex DGP,Punjab arrested

The Vigilance Bureau of Punjab arrested former Director General of Police(DGP)with Punjab police S.S.Virk from Maharashtra Sadan,Delhi yesterday.This Maharashtra cadre IPS officer was on deputation for a pretty long time & was DGP during the regime of previous Congress led by the then Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.At present Virk is hospitalized.

Will action follow against IAS officers too?

Will action of Punjab Vigilance Bureau follow against certain IAS officers who were calling shots during the erstwhile Congress Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh's reign?This question is now being debated in the wake of former Punjab Government's DGP S.S.Virk's arrest yesterday.There are at least couple of IAS officers in question who reportedly possess landed properties in Sector 17 & 16 of Chandigarh as well as Dubai.

Two IFS officers complete foreign training
Two Haryana Cadre IFS Officers, T P Singh (1996 Batch) and Pradeep Kumar (1999 Batch), have completed Masters in GIS and Remote Sensing with Distinction from ITC, Netherlands.

Narayanan to get award
National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has been selected for the Sree Chithira Tirunal award for this year. According to the Trust, Narayanan was chosen for the award in recognition of his dedicated service to the nation.

IPS changes in Uttar Pradesh

There is IPS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh.New postings are :-Mssrs D C Mishra SP Sultanpur,Sheodan Singh SP Oriyya,Pramod Kumar SP Jaloun,Vinod Kumar Singh SP Training and Security,Ajay Kumar Mishra CBCID Lucknow,R P Chaturvedi SP Siddharthnagar,Ikramul Haq CBCID Lucknow,Ajay Anand SSP Saharanpur,Vijay Kumar Garg PAC,Ashok Kumar Jain SP Prosecution,Jitendra Sonker SP Bijnor,Raja Shrivastava SP Railways Allahabad,Lalji Shukla SP Jaunpur and S R S Aditya CBCID Lucknow.

Singh is new PS Education Bihar

Anjanai Kumar Singh has been appointed new Principal Secretary Education in Bihar. He is 1981 batch IAS officer.

FORUM

Why lack of transparency in Railway ?

There was high drama in posting of Chairman Railway Board with KC Jena finally making it by a whisker.2 posts of Members, Railway Board, Staff and Electrical, are Vacant. Similarly, GM posts of SR at Madras, Metro Rail at Calcutta ,NF(Construction) at Gauhati, CR at Bombay are being managed by caretakers from other Railways. Additional Member posts of Mechanical Engineering and Production Units are also unmanned.
Why this delay and complete lack of transparency? Situation reminds one of Jaffer Sharief's days when such vacancies for prolonged periods were the norm-to enable "funds collection" from hopefuls? Is Lalu following suit, with the election winds a blowing?
Sincerely,

Satyavani Rao.

Everybody has a right to use his expertise
Remarks of Mukesh are too biased as every body has a right to use his expertise in nation's best interests. If exposure in private sector helps the officer as well as the company there is nothing bad at all. Executives are getting lacs and crores as salary and IAS has no right even to get an exposure. Time to leave narrow mindedness.
N K Jain

May God bless Mayawati

If Madame Mayawati becomes PM of India, it will be great and the country will prosper with her new ideas and innovative thoughts in her mind. She must take care of UP first by controlling crime/mafia and wipe out goonda raj. Definitely she would be remembered for her bold and strong steps in the direction. She must control the police and its working by telling the state police head that she wants the state be free from all types of crime/mafia and goonda raj. The state of UP will have the peaceful atmosphere for working, investment, industry, infrastructure, tourism etc. May God bless her with healthy long life.

R K Garg

Whatever happened to that man -eater of NOIDA? That Pandher -Baba? If he had eaten beef in a Hindu area or pork in a Muslim area he would have been lynched within the hour, but eating human children is ok ,especially if they are below -the -poverty- line. After all Pandher- Baba must have been worried about his own waist line and so he stuck to BPline . Don't you see the connection? If one looks for the right clues in the right place at the right time the case is solved. Elementary ,my dear Watson! Like Sanju- baba and Sallu baba, Pandher - Baba will also no doubt be fed his favorite meat kebabs in jail UGH! Dont forget dear, the minorities must not be denied their Human Diet , ooops i mean their Human Rights!

D Choudhury

TAIL-PIECE

Men:

1. All men are extremely busy.
2. Although they are so busy, they still have time for women.
3. Although they have time for women, they don't really care for them.
4. Although they don't really care for them, they always have one Around.
5. Although they always have one around them, they always try their Luck with others.
6. Although they try their luck with others, they get really pissed off If the women leaves them.
7. Although the women leaves them they still don't learn from their Mistakes and again try their luck with others.

Women:

1. the most important thing for a woman is financial security.
2. Although this is so important, they still go out and buy expensive Clothes.
3. Although they always buy expensive clothes, they never have something To wear.
4. Although they never have something to wear, they always dress Beautifully.
5. Although they always dress beautifully, their clothes are always just "An old rag".
6. Although their clothes are always "just an old rag", they still Expect you to compliment them.
7. Although they expect you to compliment them, when you do, they don't Believe you

Contributed by-Col. Satish Dewan

Aaj Ki Aawaz

IBN's pre poll survey is akin to questioning 10 individuals in Delhi ,
And then touting this as the possible midterm poll outcome on Telly!!

How can just a sample size of 18,500 be enough to indicate India 's mind???
And then don't forget the Surveyors who are known to be to one Party or the other kind!!

Okay BJP's going to do badly in Rajasthan but in MP position is not that bad,
In Chattisgarh more than at the State Sarkar at the Dill ki Sarkaar public is hopping mad!!

In Maharashtra , AP and TN Congress will loose on two counts!!!
Public's ire at performances of State and Central Sakaars with every passing day mounts!!

In Bihar and UP Nitish and Maya will ensure victory of NDA and BSP respectively!!!
And in Gujarath Modi will do well prospectively!!

Commies are expected to loose weight ….. abs lean!!!
And lean Commies will mean that they will not be able to be mean!!!

IBN's not been able to predict where the needle is in the haystack!!!
Objectivity and sample base in both the survey karta hai lack!!

Seems more like they've just come up with numbers based on their mindsets!!!
Don't forget that Politicos have some in the Media as pets!!

In the CMP there's no word on any strategic alliance!!!
As if this is not covered Commies cannot refer to CMP and demand compliance!!

Means that Commies were so short sighted that they did not foresee this!!!
Or they were in such a hurry to get indirect power that they gave this eventuality the miss!

The joint exercises are taking place and Commies are just whimpering!!!
Worried that if they bite they'll be putting an end to all the pampering!!

After next general election Commies will be pariahs who will be shooed about!!!
In the Centre Communists ka hogaa rout!!

No more going haughtily to 7 Race Course to bark and eat!!!
After next polls from bow-bow it's going to be bleat - bleat!!!

And after next polls the Karat duo will be put in place!!
From a Powerhouse hand torch bulb … what a fall from grace!!!

And hope Bardhan does what he's said he is itching to do….. retire!!
May do some dramabaazi…… first retire and then Party will re-hire!!

Laloo went to see Hema's dance performance at Siri Fort!!!
'Why doesn't he stop spitting in public' was an audience member's retort!!

He further said, "And if this was not bad enough he leaned and left out a couple of poos"!!
Seems Laloo forgot that Siri Fort has loos!!!

In the Indo UK match the Paki Umpire proved that he was true to his salt!!!
Or maybe after the match in UK he wants to permanently halt!!

English Team had 12 players!!!
The Paki Umpire was chosen as a sleeping player of Indo UK one dayers!!

Also some say Indians seemed to be in a hurry to return to their Hotel to pack!!!
Two C's concentration and commitment ….. both Indian Team did lack!!!

Speaking of Pakis ….. Nawaz Sharrif is itching to return!!
Mush says if he does any bridge to go back he'll burn!!!

Nawaaz misses Pakistan 's smells, sounds and sights!!!
In actuality for his political return he fights!!!!

Bharat Kumar
Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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CORPORATE

Kudramukh Iron Co CMD interview today
Kudramukh Iron Company CMD's interview will take place in the PESB on Monday.

Regional airlines on the anvil

The Indian sector is now going to see birth of egional airlines.Such airlines will have to confine their operations in their respective territories only,it is learnt.

Indira Vishnampet bags global award

The Indo American Chamber of Commerce Greater Houston has awarded Indira Vishnampet, the CEO and Founder of Hydus, Inc. (Houston), Hydus Canada, Ltd (Vancouver) and Hydus Technologies (India) Pvt, Ltd Hyderabad (India) a solutions provider in enterprise integrations and enterprise data management -- the "Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur of the Year" award for her professional achievements. She has led Hydus as a "niche-player" in the market by specializing in delivering cost-effective Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) based solutions, since 2000.

Peeyush Shah quits HT Media

As the grapevine has it Peeyush Shah has quit as Head of HT Media.

International Airport at Mohali

SAD working president Sukhbir Singh Badal has claimed that the Prime Minister's office at a special meeting gave clearance to the international airport at Mohali.He claimed the Indian Government had agreed to share 51 per cent of the cost while the state would bear 49 per cent of the cost. The existing infrastructure of the civil-cum-defence-airport at Chandigarh would be integrated into the Mohali International airport.According to Sukhbir Singh Badal this was one of the major components of the commitment made by the SAD-BJP alliance in their election manifesto.

Ashok Pujari is Chairman of KSTDC.
Ashok Pujari is new Chairman of the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC).

Ratnam appointed Director of United Insurance
Chartered Accountant by profession A. V. Ratnam has been appointed Director of the United India Insurance Company for a tenure of three years.

Rajat Sethi quits Wunderman

Rajat Sethi CEO of Wunderman India has reportedly resigned. His plans will be known soon,it is learnt.

S.Satyanarayan is CEO Wunderman

Satish Satyanarayan will be new CEO of Wunderman India.Hitherto he was Vice President in the company & based in Mumbai.

Dr Suresh Mehrotra has his lips sealed, if you have any whispers then send it to us
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